Passé composé vs. passé simple in first sentence

M. D.C1Kwiziq community member

Passé composé vs. passé simple in first sentence

The instructions ask us to use the passé simple, but the first sentence uses the passé composé instead (est née). Why don't we say naquit instead?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Édith Piaf"

Freeform Writing Exercise C1

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour M.,

You're right. Le Passé Simple is correct here so we've added this as an option.

Merci de votre excellente contribution !

Bonne journée !

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John M.C1Kwiziq community member

The passé simple is used in literature and in texts (books and articles) about history; in the latter instance, you could write "Elle naquit en 1492."

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M. D. asked:

Passé composé vs. passé simple in first sentence

The instructions ask us to use the passé simple, but the first sentence uses the passé composé instead (est née). Why don't we say naquit instead?

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